Volga - Volga

Volga - Volga (1938)

Directed by Григорий Александров

1h 44m

Comedy

| Music

Widely claimed to be Joseph Stalin's favorite movie, this classic musical comedy is a must-see. The action takes place on a steamboat on the iconic Volga River, as two groups of performers travel to Moscow to perform in the Moscow Musical Olympiad.

Cast

Lyubov Orlova

Lyubov Orlova

Strelka Petrova

Igor Ilyinsky

Igor Ilyinsky

Byvalov

Vladimir Volodin

Vladimir Volodin

The Pilot

Pavel Olenev

Pavel Olenev

The Water-Carter

Sergei Antimonov

Sergei Antimonov

The street sweeper

Andrei Tutyshkin

Andrei Tutyshkin

Alyosha Trubyshkin

Mariya Mironova

Mariya Mironova

The Secretary (as M. V. Mironova)

Vsevolod Sanayev

Vsevolod Sanayev

The Lumberjack (as V. V. Sanayev)

Nikita Kondratyev

Nikita Kondratyev

The Waiter (as N. S. Kondratyev)

Crew

Grigori Aleksandrov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Director

Grigori Aleksandrov

Grigori Aleksandrov

Writer

Nikolay Erdman

Nikolay Erdman

Writer

Mikhail Volpin

Mikhail Volpin

Writer

Isaak Dunayevsky

Isaak Dunayevsky

Original Music Composer

Vladimir Nilsen

Vladimir Nilsen

Director of Photography

Yeva Ladyzhenskaya

Yeva Ladyzhenskaya

Editor

Georgi Grivtsov

Georgi Grivtsov

Production Design

Mikhail Karyakin

Mikhail Karyakin

Production Design

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